2023–24 DEL season

2023–24 DEL season
LeagueDeutsche Eishockey Liga
SportIce hockey
Duration14 September 2023 – 30 April 2024
Regular season
Season championsFischtown Pinguins
Season MVPNicolas Mattinen
Top scorerJan Urbas
(51 points)
Finals
ChampionsEisbären Berlin
  Runners-upFischtown Pinguins
Finals MVPLeonhard Pföderl
DEL seasons

The 2023–24 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 30th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.[1] It started on 14 September 2023 and ended on 26 April 2024.[2][3]

EHC Red Bull München were the defending champions.[4] Eisbären Berlin won their tenth title after a finals win in five games over the Fischtown Pinguins.[5]

Format

The teams played a quadruple round-robin for 52 games each, playing every other team four times. After the regular season, places one to six were qualified for the playoffs, while place seven to ten played in the pre-playoffs. The playoffs were played in a best of seven mode. The last team from the regular season was relegated to DEL2.

Teams

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Locations of the Teams of the 2023–24 DEL season
Team City Arena Capacity
Augsburger Panther Augsburg Curt Frenzel Stadium 6,218
Eisbären Berlin Berlin Mercedes-Benz Arena 14,200
Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven Eisarena Bremerhaven 4,674
Düsseldorfer EG Düsseldorf PSD Bank Dome 13,400
Löwen Frankfurt Frankfurt Eissporthalle Frankfurt 6,000
ERC Ingolstadt Ingolstadt Saturn Arena 4,815
Iserlohn Roosters Iserlohn Eissporthalle Iserlohn 5,000
Kölner Haie Cologne Lanxess Arena 18,500
Adler Mannheim Mannheim SAP Arena 13,600
EHC Red Bull München Munich Olympia Eishalle 6,256
Nürnberg Ice Tigers Nuremberg Arena Nürnberger Versicherung 7,810
Schwenninger Wild Wings Villingen-Schwenningen Helios Arena 6,215
Straubing Tigers Straubing Eisstadion am Pulverturm 6,000
Grizzlys Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Eis Arena Wolfsburg 4,660

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fischtown Pinguins 52 29 7 6 10 162 116 +46 107 Playoffs
2 Eisbären Berlin 52 29 6 3 14 181 134 +47 102
3 Straubing Tigers 52 25 7 5 15 167 130 +37 94
4 Grizzlys Wolfsburg 52 26 2 5 19 152 145 +7 87
5 EHC Red Bull München 52 26 2 4 20 156 134 +22 86
6 Schwenninger Wild Wings 52 24 5 3 20 159 145 +14 85
7 Adler Mannheim 52 21 6 5 20 147 149 −2 80 Pre-playoffs
8 Kölner Haie 52 20 6 6 20 155 158 −3 78
9 ERC Ingolstadt 52 17 7 8 20 132 138 −6 73
10 Nürnberg Ice Tigers 52 18 3 10 21 148 175 −27 70
11 Düsseldorfer EG 52 14 7 6 25 135 156 −21 62
12 Löwen Frankfurt 52 15 5 3 29 144 161 −17 58
13 Iserlohn Roosters 52 13 6 6 27 125 183 −58 57
14 Augsburger Panther[a] 52 12 6 5 29 138 177 −39 53
Source: DEL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Although originally relegated, Augsburg will stay in the DEL as the winning team from the DEL2 (Eisbären Regensburg) did not apply for a place.[6]

Results

Home \ Away AUG BER BRE DÜS FRA ING ISE KÖL MAN MUN NÜR SCH STR WOL AUG BER BRE DÜS FRA ING ISE KÖL MAN MUN NÜR SCH STR WOL
Augsburger Panther — 1–4 1–4 2–4 2–3 1–4 2–1[a] 4–1 2–3[b] 7–2 5–3 5–2 1–7 1–2 — 2–3 1–3 1–3 5–2 2–3[a] 1–2[a] 1–5 2–6 4–3 6–2 3–2[b] 1–4 1–3
Eisbären Berlin 6–5 — 2–4 1–4 3–1 2–1[b] 0–3 0–1[b] 1–3 6–2 5–0 5–3 3–4[b] 6–9 6–3 — 1–2 4–2 4–3 2–3[b] 6–4 5–4[a] 3–2 2–1[b] 3–2[b] 2–3 3–2[a] 2–1
Fischtown Pinguins 3–2 3–4[a] — 4–2 0–4 3–2[a] 1–2 5–2 2–4 2–5 3–1 6–0 2–0 6–2 4–0 5–1 — 5–4 2–1 2–1 5–1 1–2[a] 4–3[a] 2–1[b] 5–2 4–1 5–3 6–5[a]
Düsseldorfer EG 0–1[b] 2–3 3–4[a] — 3–7 2–3 2–1[a] 7–1 4–1 3–1 1–2 5–4 1–4 2–5 4–5 1–3 6–5[b] — 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–3[b] 3–2 1–3 6–5[a] 6–3 5–3 1–2
Löwen Frankfurt 2–4 2–5 4–2 4–2 — 2–4 2–3 6–4 4–5 2–4 6–2 5–3 3–2 2–3 4–3[b] 2–5 2–3 1–3 — 3–2 0–3 6–3 5–3 4–5 1–4 3–4[a] 3–2[b] 4–5
ERC Ingolstadt 6–3 1–4 2–3[a] 3–2[a] 2–3[b] — 7–1 5–4 2–3[b] 2–0 3–5 7–2 1–2[a] 2–5 1–4 0–4 3–2[a] 4–3[a] 1–4 — 0–2 3–5 4–0 2–1 5–4[a] 3–5 1–0 5–1
Iserlohn Roosters 2–6 2–8 1–5 1–2[a] 5–2 2–3[b] — 3–6 7–4 2–5 5–4[a] 2–7 4–3[b] 4–2 5–2 3–5 2–4 2–4 4–0 2–3[b] — 2–5 2–5 1–3 1–4 3–5 4–3[b] 3–1
Kölner Haie 4–3[b] 2–5 2–3 3–4[b] 4–3 4–1 3–4[b] — 3–4 1–5 5–1 3–1 2–3 1–5 3–2 2–3 3–2 3–1 3–2[b] 2–3[b] 4–5 — 1–6 3–6 4–2 5–1 3–0 2–3
Adler Mannheim 5–4[b] 4–2 1–3 3–2 3–2 2–1 4–2 0–4 — 4–3[b] 6–2 3–5 0–1 4–1 3–4[b] 1–3 1–2 2–3[b] 3–2[a] 1–3 4–2 1–0 — 3–2 3–2[b] 1–4 1–5 6–4
EHC Red Bull München 5–1 4–6 2–1 4–2 5–2 3–5 4–0 2–5 5–1 — 5–3 3–0 2–4 0–1 4–5 3–6 4–2 2–1 2–1 2–1[a] 3–2 3–2[a] 6–1 — 5–3 7–3 6–4 2–1
Nürnberg Ice Tigers 5–2 2–10 3–0 4–1 2–3[a] 0–2 8–2 1–4 5–2 2–1 — 1–4 5–3 3–2 1–2[a] 1–4 4–2 5–3 1–3 2–3 3–0 4–3[b] 4–3[a] 2–1 — 3–2 3–4 4–5[a]
Schwenninger Wild Wings 2–1 4–1 1–2 5–2 6–3 6–3 3–1 2–3 2–1[b] 3–1 3–4[a] — 4–3 5–0 5–2 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–3[b] 4–2 5–1 4–1 3–1 3–2[b] 2–1[a] — 3–2 2–3
Straubing Tigers 4–1 6–2 4–3[a] 2–1[a] 2–0 3–1 3–2[b] 3–4 3–5 4–2 7–4 4–1 — 0–2 4–1 4–1 4–3[a] 4–1 2–1 4–2 2–4 3–1 3–6 2–1 4–3[a] 6–3 — 6–3
Grizzlys Wolfsburg 4–3 0–5 1–3 9–4 3–2 4–1 2–3[a] 4–5[a] 2–1 2–3 3–1 3–4[a] 2–1[b] — 5–4 2–1 2–3 1–2[a] 2–4 3–1 7–0 5–0 0–3 2–0 2–4 2–1 4–6 —
Source: DEL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Playoffs

The playoffs started on 10 March and ended in 26 April 2024. The first round was played in a best-of-three mode, afterwards it will be best-of-seven.[7]

Bracket

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Fischtown Pinguins 4
7 Adler Mannheim 2 9 ERC Ingolstadt 0
10 Nürnberg Ice Tigers 0 1 Fischtown Pinguins 4
5 EHC Red Bull München 1
2 Eisbären Berlin 4 (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
7 Adler Mannheim 1
1 Fischtown Pinguins 1
2 Eisbären Berlin 4
3 Straubing Tigers 4
8 Kölner Haie 1 6 Schwenninger Wild Wings 3
9 ERC Ingolstadt 2 2 Eisbären Berlin 4
3 Straubing Tigers 1
4 Grizzlys Wolfsburg 0
5 EHC Red Bull München 4


Pre-playoffs

The pre-playoffs were played between 10 and 14 March 2024 in a best-of-three mode.

Adler Mannheim vs Nürnberg Ice Tigers

10 March 2024 Adler Mannheim 2–1 Nürnberg Ice Tigers SAP Arena Recap  
David Wolf (PP) – 12:24 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Daniel Fischbuch – 50:00 Third period 59:07 – Tim Fleischer (PP, EA)
Arno Tiefensee (13 saves / 14 shots) Goalie stats Niklas Treutle (30 saves / 32 shots)
12 March 2024 Nürnberg Ice Tigers 3–6 Adler Mannheim Arena Nürnberger Versicherung Recap  
Evan Barratt – 00:29 First period 18:22 – Leon Gawanke
No scoring Second period 29:04 – Ryan MacInnis (PP)
37:32 – Tyler Gaudet
Constantin Braun – 47:51
Danjo Leonhardt (PP) – 56:52 		Third period 48:18 – Jordan Szwarz
58:38 – David Wolf (EN)
59:56 – Daniel Fischbuch (EN)
Niklas Treutle (30 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Arno Tiefensee (30 saves / 33 shots)
Mannheim won series 2–0


Kölner Haie vs ERC Ingolstadt

10 March 2024 ERC Ingolstadt 1–5 Kölner Haie Saturn Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 04:51 – Justin Schütz
19:43 – Justin Schütz
Patrik Virta – 37:25 Second period 20:49 – Alexandre Grenier
28:55 – Justin Schütz
33:32 – Gregor MacLeod (PP)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Michael Garteig (15 saves / 20 shots) Goalie stats Tobias Ančička (29 saves / 30 shots)
13 March 2024 Kölner Haie 2–3 ERC Ingolstadt Lanxess Arena Recap  
David McIntyre – 07:15 First period 00:32 – Maury Edwards
10:43 – Casey Bailey (PP)
Frederik Storm – 38:19 Second period 35:22 – Charles Bertrand
No scoring Third period No scoring
Tobias Ančička (21 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Michael Garteig (39 saves / 41 shots)
14 March 2024 Kölner Haie 2–4 ERC Ingolstadt Lanxess Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 02:06 – Jan Nijenhuis
Brady Austin – 30:00 Second period 31:20 – Philipp Krauß
35:29 – Casey Bailey
Gregor MacLeod (PP) – 41:44 Third period 59:23 – Brandon Kozun (PP, EN)
Tobias Ančička (19 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats Michael Garteig (30 saves / 32 shots)
Ingolstadt won series 2–1


Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were played between 16 and 30 March 2024 in a best-of-seven mode.

Fischtown Pinguins vs ERC Ingolstadt

17 March 2024 Fischtown Pinguins 6–4 ERC Ingolstadt Eisarena Bremerhaven Recap  
Ross Mauermann – 02:14
Skyler McKenzie – 18:48 		First period No scoring
Colt Conrad – 22:02
Ross Mauermann – 25:31 		Second period 32:45 – Travis St. Denis (PP2)
33:49 – Maurice Edwards (PP)
Christian Wejse (PP) – 52:43
Markus Vikingstad (EN) – 59:59 		Third period 46:38 – Charles Bertrand
58:37 – Wayne Simpson (EA)
Kristers Gudļevskis (18 saves / 22 shots) Goalie stats Michael Garteig (12 saves / 16 shots)
20 March 2024 ERC Ingolstadt 3–4 OT Fischtown Pinguins Saturn Arena Recap  
Mat Bodie – 06:34 First period No scoring
Philipp Krauß – 22:14
Maurice Edwards – 29:26 		Second period 28:27 – Miha Verlič
No scoring Third period 40:51 – Jan Urbas
42:27 – Christian Wejse
No scoring First overtime period 64:17 – Colt Conrad
Michael Garteig (32 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Kristers Gudļevskis (15 saves / 18 shots)
22 March 2024 Fischtown Pinguins 4–3 OT ERC Ingolstadt Eisarena Bremerhaven Recap  
No scoring First period 16:34 – Mirko Höfflin
Alex Friesen (PP2) – 21:03
Miha Verlič – 28:32 		Second period 39:17 – Charles Bertrand
Ross Mauermann – 53:39 Third period 43:09 – Wojciech Stachowiak
Jan Urbas – 64:28 First overtime period No scoring
Kristers Gudļevskis (23 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Michael Garteig (33 saves / 37 shots)
24 March 2024 ERC Ingolstadt 1–3 Fischtown Pinguins Saturn Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 05:00 – Markus Vikingstad
No scoring Second period No scoring
Wojciech Stachowiak (PP, EA) – 56:16 Third period 41:37 – Ross Mauermann
45:54 – Dominik Uher (PP)
Michael Garteig (14 saves / 17 shots) Goalie stats Kristers Gudļevskis (26 saves / 27 shots)
Bremerhaven won series 4–0


Eisbären Berlin vs Adler Mannheim

17 March 2024 Eisbären Berlin 1–7 Adler Mannheim Mercedes-Benz Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 03:44 – Tom Kühnhackl
06:32 – Stefan Loibl
No scoring Second period 35:54 – Kris Bennett (EA)
36:20 – Keaton Thompson
Ty Ronning – 43:54 Third period 42:26 – Stefan Loibl
50:08 – Ryan MacInnis (PP)
59:20 – Denis Reul
Jake Hildebrand (24 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Arno Tiefensee (28 saves / 29 shots)
20 March 2024 Adler Mannheim 2–4 Eisbären Berlin SAP Arena Recap  
Stefan Loibl – 01:15
David Wolf – 04:20 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 27:16 – Ty Ronning
28:13 – Marcel Noebels
28:58 – Lean Bergmann
No scoring Third period 58:10 – Tobias Eder
Arno Tiefensee (23 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Jake Hildebrand (34 saves / 36 shots)
22 March 2024 Eisbären Berlin 3–2 Adler Mannheim Mercedes-Benz Arena Recap  
Yannick Veilleux – 08:57
Kai Wissmann (PP) – 13:49 		First period No scoring
Blaine Byron (PP) – 27:42 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 42:52 – Leon Gawanke (PP)
53:25 – Ryan MacInnis (PP)
Jake Hildebrand (35 saves / 37 shots) Goalie stats Arno Tiefensee (27 saves / 30 shots)
24 March 2024 Adler Mannheim 1–3 Eisbären Berlin SAP Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 16:20 – Marcel Noebels
No scoring Second period No scoring
Jordan Szwarz – 51:21 Third period 57:49 – Tobias Eder (PP)
58:33 – Manuel Wiederer (EN)
Arno Tiefensee (27 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Jake Hildebrand (35 saves / 36 shots)
26 March 2024 Eisbären Berlin 3–2 Adler Mannheim Mercedes-Benz Arena Recap  
Julian Melchiori – 00:59 First period 17:12 – Matthias Plachta
Zach Boychuk (PP2) – 30:18 Second period No scoring
Zach Boychuk – 57:33 Third period 54:25 – John Gilmour (PP)
Jake Hildebrand (23 saves / 25 shots) Goalie stats Arno Tiefensee (14 saves / 17 shots)
Berlin won series 4–1


Straubing Tigers vs Schwenninger Wild Wings

16 March 2024 Straubing Tigers 5–2 Schwenninger Wild Wings Eisstadion am Pulverturm Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
JC Lipon – 26:57
Nicolas Mattinen (PP) – 29:28
JC Lipon – 30:19 		Second period 34:07 – Chris Brown
Justin Braun – 52:04
Mark Zengerle (EN) – 58:44 		Third period 43:10 – Alexander Karachun
Florian Bugl (23 saves / 25 shots) Goalie stats Joacim Eriksson (24 saves / 29 shots)
19 March 2024 Schwenninger Wild Wings 5–1 Straubing Tigers Helios Arena Recap  
Johannes Huß – 00:16
Tylor Spink – 01:17
Phil Hungerecker – 10:34 		First period No scoring
Tyson Spink – 31:58 Second period 23:14 – Mike Connolly
Chris Brown (PP) – 46:07 Third period No scoring
Joacim Eriksson (30 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Florian Bugl (22 saves / 27 shots)
22 March 2024 Straubing Tigers 3–4 OT Schwenninger Wild Wings Eisstadion am Pulverturm Recap  
No scoring First period 00:59 – Phil Hungerecker (SH)
09:09 – Alexander Karachun (PP)
19:54 – Daniel Pfaffengut (PP)
JC Lipon – 31:14
Tim Brunnhuber – 35:13 		Second period No scoring
Marcel Brandt (PP2) – 49:45 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 76:26 – Tyson Spink (EA)
Florian Bugl (6 saves / 9 shots) Goalie stats Joacim Eriksson (46 saves / 49 shots)
24 March 2024 Schwenninger Wild Wings 1–5 Straubing Tigers Helios Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 07:00 – Tyler Sheehy
16:08 – JC Lipon
Phil Hungerecker – 30:35 Second period 24:14 – Marcel Brandt
28:18 – Michael Clarke
36:36 – Matt Bradley (PP)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Joacim Eriksson (12 saves / 17 shots) Goalie stats Hunter Miska (25 saves / 26 shots)
26 March 2024 Straubing Tigers 3–2 Schwenninger Wild Wings Eisstadion am Pulverturm Recap  
Sandro Schönberger – 18:20 First period No scoring
JC Lipon – 20:17
Cole Fonstad – 30:48 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 54:31 – Zachary Senyshyn
58:18 – Alexander Karachun (EA)
Hunter Miska (18 saves / 20 shots) Goalie stats Joacim Eriksson (21 saves / 24 shots)
28 March 2024 Schwenninger Wild Wings 4–0 Straubing Tigers Helios Arena Recap  
Tylor Spink – 06:49 First period No scoring
Phil Hungerecker (SH) – 21:10
Kyle Platzer – 38:53 		Second period No scoring
Kyle Platzer – 53:47 Third period No scoring
Joacim Eriksson (33 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Hunter Miska (14 saves / 17 shots)
30 March 2024 Straubing Tigers 3–2 Schwenninger Wild Wings Eisstadion am Pulverturm Recap  
Stephan Daschner – 13:59
Cole Fonstad – 17:45 		First period No scoring
JC Lipon (PP, EA) – 23:17 Second period Thomas Larkin – 53:29
No scoring Third period Tyson Spink – 56:28
Hunter Miska (21 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats Joacim Eriksson (15 saves / 18 shots)
Straubing won series 4–3


Grizzlys Wolfsburg vs EHC Red Bull München

16 March 2024 Grizzlys Wolfsburg 3–6 EHC Red Bull München Eis Arena Wolfsburg Recap  
No scoring First period 08:44 – Patrick Hager
11:24 – Chris DeSousa
Chris Wilkie – 26:32
Luis Schinko – 29:03 		Second period 29:24 – Chris DeSousa
30:03 – Nico Krämmer
36:40 – Trevor Parkes
Ryan O'Connor – 50:52 Third period 59:39 – Konrad Abeltshauser
Dustin Strahlmeier (30 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Mathias Niederberger (25 saves / 28 shots)
19 March 2024 EHC Red Bull München 7–3 Grizzlys Wolfsburg Olympia Eishalle Recap  
Patrick Hager – 09:47 First period No scoring
Nico Krämmer – 24:45
Maximilian Kastner (PP) – 37:48
Trevor Parkes – 38:36 		Second period 20:36 – Ryan O'Connor (PP)
23:52 – Matt White (PP)
28:56 – Gerrit Fauser
Chris DeSousa (PP) – 47:19
Trevor Parkes – 47:45
Nico Krämmer (EN) – 54:28 		Third period No scoring
Mathias Niederberger (17 saves / 20 shots) Goalie stats Dustin Strahlmeier (32 saves / 39 shots)
22 March 2024 Grizzlys Wolfsburg 3–4 EHC Red Bull München Eis Arena Wolfsburg Recap  
Matt White – 02:54 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 23:10 – Gerrit Fauser
27:25 – Patrick Hager
37:40 – Patrick Hager (PP)
Justin Feser – 45:25
Darren Archibald (EA) – 59:43 		Third period 47:48 – Ben Street
Hannibal Weitzmann (36 saves / 40 shots) Goalie stats Mathias Niederberger (28 saves / 31 shots)
24 March 2024 EHC Red Bull München 2–1 Grizzlys Wolfsburg Olympia Eishalle Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Veit Oswald (EA) – 39:26 Second period 36:27 – Gerrit Fauser (SH)
Filip Varejcka – 45:13 Third period No scoring
Mathias Niederberger (25 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Hannibal Weitzmann (25 saves / 27 shots)
Munich won series 4–0


Semifinals

The quarterfinals were played between 1 and 10 April 2024 in a best-of-seven mode.

Fischtown Pinguins vs EHC Red Bull München

1 April 2024 Fischtown Pinguins 3–0 EHC Red Bull München Eisarena Bremerhaven Recap  
Jan Urbas (PP) – 05:06 First period No scoring
Markus Vikingstad – 21:58
Dominik Uher – 27:15 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Kristers Gudļevskis (30 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Mathias Niederberger (22 saves / 25 shots)
3 April 2024 EHC Red Bull München 2–3 OT Fischtown Pinguins Olympia Eishalle Recap  
No scoring First period 13:47 – Markus Vikingstad
Markus Eisenschmid – 33:04
Maximilian Daubner – 36:23 		Second period 25:01 – Miha Verlič (PP)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 73:09 – Phillip Bruggisser (EA)
Mathias Niederberger (29 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Kristers Gudļevskis (29 saves / 31 shots)
5 April 2024 Fischtown Pinguins 0–4 EHC Red Bull München Eisarena Bremerhaven Recap  
No scoring First period 06:27 – Konrad Abeltshauser
No scoring Second period 24:05 – Trevor Parkes
No scoring Third period 52:58 – Maximilian Kastner (PP)
57:54 – Chris DeSousa (EA)
Kristers Gudļevskis (24 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Mathias Niederberger (19 saves / 19 shots)
7 April 2024 EHC Red Bull München 2–3 Fischtown Pinguins Olympia Eishalle Recap  
Jonathon Blum – 09:43 First period 01:19 – Ross Mauermann
04:29 – Christian Wejse (PP)
05:35 – Jan Urbas (PP)
Chris DeSousa – 27:24 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Mathias Niederberger (18 saves / 21 shots) Goalie stats Kristers Gudļevskis (22 saves / 24 shots)
9 April 2024 Fischtown Pinguins 3–0 EHC Red Bull München Eisarena Bremerhaven Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Jan Urbas – 31:35 Second period No scoring
Phillip Bruggisser (PP2) – 50:16
Phillip Bruggisser (SH) – 58:16 		Third period No scoring
Kristers Gudļevskis (32 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Mathias Niederberger (28 saves / 31 shots)
Bremerhaven won series 4–1


Eisbären Berlin vs Straubing Tigers

1 April 2024 Eisbären Berlin 3–1 Straubing Tigers Uber Arena Recap  
Kai Wissmann – 11:04 First period No scoring
Manuel Wiederer – 23:20
Blaine Byron – 28:03 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 58:00 – Tyler Sheehy (PP, EA)
Jake Hildebrand (28 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Hunter Miska (17 saves / 20 shots)
3 April 2024 Straubing Tigers 3–4 3OT Eisbären Berlin Eisstadion am Pulverturm Recap  
Philip Samuelsson – 14:52 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 37:16 – Jonas Müller
39:08 – Leonhard Pföderl (PP)
Joshua Samanski – 49:00
Cole Fonstad – 55:54 		Third period 43:13 – Blaine Byron
No scoring Third overtime period 110:40 – Lean Bergmann (EA)
Florian Bugl (42 saves / 45 shots) Goalie stats Jake Hildebrand (61 saves / 64 shots)
5 April 2024 Eisbären Berlin 3–2 Straubing Tigers Uber Arena Recap  
Ty Ronning (PP) – 09:02
Yannick Veilleux – 16:52 		First period 17:20 – Cole Fonstad
Marcel Noebels (PP) – 21:47 Second period 33:04 – Adrian Klein
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jake Hildebrand (26 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Florian Bugl (15 saves / 18 shots)
7 April 2024 Straubing Tigers 3–2 Eisbären Berlin Eisstadion am Pulverturm Recap  
Cole Fonstad – 09:18 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 29:45 – Frederik Tiffels
Mark Zengerle – 42:26
Joshua Samanski – 49:34 		Third period 53:28 – Blaine Byron (PP)
Hunter Miska (31 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Jake Hildebrand (22 saves / 25 shots)
10 April 2024 Eisbären Berlin 3–2 OT Straubing Tigers Uber Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Marcel Noebels (PP) – 23:42 Second period 30:17 – Philip Samuelsson
Tobias Eder – 41:29 Third period 40:49 – Justin Scott
Ty Ronning – 67:00 First overtime period No scoring
Jake Hildebrand (28 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Hunter Miska (26 saves / 29 shots)
Berlin won series 4–1


Final

The finals were played between 17 and 26 April 2024 in a best-of-seven mode.


17 April 2023 Fischtown Pinguins 4–2 Eisbären Berlin Eisarena Bremerhaven Recap  
Lukas Kälble – 11:07
Ross Mauermann – 12:40 		First period 00:43 – Zach Boychuk
05:33 – Leonhard Pföderl
Miha Verlič – 29:40
Alexander Friesen – 35:40 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Kristers Gudļevskis (34 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Jake Hildebrand (29 saves / 33 shots)
19 April 2023 Eisbären Berlin 5–3 Fischtown Pinguins Uber Arena Recap  
Leonhard Pföderl (PP) – 18:27 First period No scoring
Blaine Byron (EA) – 24:17
Leonhard Pföderl – 29:59
Jonas Müller – 38:07 		Second period 28:39 – Jan Urbas
31:58 – Jan Urbas (PP)
34:54 – Žiga Jeglič
Jonas Müller – 46:55 Third period No scoring
Jake Hildebrand (30 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Kristers Gudļevskis (30 saves / 35 shots)
21 April 2023 Fischtown Pinguins 1–2 2OT Eisbären Berlin Eisarena Bremerhaven Recap  
No scoring First period 16:47 – Ty Ronning
Alexander Friesen (PP2) – 21:38 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring Second overtime period 97:54 – Yannick Veilleux (EA)
Kristers Gudļevskis (47 saves / 48 shots) Goalie stats Jake Hildebrand (28 saves / 29 shots)
23 April 2023 Eisbären Berlin 4–1 Fischtown Pinguins Uber Arena Recap  
Ty Ronning (PP) – 17:57 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 31:41 – Phillip Bruggisser
Ty Ronning (PP) – 47:23
Ty Ronning – 55:17
Frederik Tiffels (EA) – 58:01 		Third period No scoring
Jake Hildebrand (26 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Kristers Gudļevskis (21 saves / 25 shots)
26 April 2023 Fischtown Pinguins 0–2 Eisbären Berlin Eisarena Bremerhaven Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 43:21 – Leonhard Pföderl
48:37 – Manuel Wiederer
Kristers Gudļevskis (23 saves / 25 shots) Goalie stats Jake Hildebrand (26 saves / 26 shots)
Berlin won series 4–1


Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.[8]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Slovenia Jan Urbas Fischtown Pinguins 47 21 31 52 +20 16 F
Canada Gregor MacLeod Kölner Haie 47 10 40 50 +14 20 F
Slovenia Žiga Jeglič Fischtown Pinguins 52 14 36 50 +15 16 F
United States Kenny Agostino Düsseldorfer EG 48 14 34 48 −2 26 F
Germany Marcel Noebels Eisbären Berlin 50 13 34 47 +18 8 F
Germany Maximilian Kammerer Kölner Haie 52 20 26 46 0 26 F
Canada Nicolas Mattinen Straubing Tigers 52 16 30 46 +14 36 D
United States Andy Miele Grizzlys Wolfsburg 52 14 32 46 0 47 F
Germany Matthias Plachta Adler Mannheim 36 21 24 45 +13 20 F
Canada Michael Dal Colle Iserlohn Roosters 50 16 29 45 −8 10 F

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage.[9]

Player Team TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Germany Hannibal Weitzmann Grizzlys Wolfsburg 661 22 2.00 332 93.79 1
Germany Maximilian Franzreb Fischtown Pinguins 339 12 2.12 180 93.86 1
Germany Ilya Andryukhov Fischtown Pinguins 134 4 1.79 48 92.31 0
Germany Florian Bugl Straubing Tigers 1364 46 2.02 531 92.03 0
Sweden Joacim Eriksson Schwenninger Wild Wings 2429 95 2.35 1066 91.82 3

Awards

The awards were announced on 11 March 2024.[10]

Award Player
Player of the year Canada Nicolas Mattinen
Goaltender of the year Latvia Kristers Gudļevskis
Defenceman of the year Canada Nicolas Mattinen
Forward of the year Germany Justin Schütz
Youth player of the year Germany Veit Oswald
Coach of the year Canada Steve Walker
Finals MVP Germany Leonhard Pföderl

References

  1. ^ "MagentaSport erzielt neue DEL-Rekordwerte in allen Bereichen und erweitert die Zuschauerschaft – DEL geht in ihre 30. Saison". eishockey-magazin.de. 26 April 2023.
  2. ^ "PENNY DEL zieht positives Saisonfazit". penny-del.org. 26 April 2023.
  3. ^ "DEL-Spielplan: DEG eröffnet gegen Meister, zwei Heimspiele für Köln". wdr.de. 3 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Erfolgstrainer Jackson führt München erneut zum Titel". spiegel.de. 23 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Die Eisbären Berlin sind Deutscher Meister 2024!". penny-del.de. 26 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Augsburger Panther bleiben in der PENNY DEL". penny-del.de. 23 April 2024.
  7. ^ "PENNY DEL veröffentlicht Playoff-Termine 2024". penny-del.org. 7 February 2024.
  8. ^ Player stats
  9. ^ Goaltender stats
  10. ^ "Nicolas Mattinen ist Spieler des Jahres in der PENNY DEL". del.org. 11 March 2024.
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